Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a progressive career history in direct patient care, leadership, and care coordination in an intensive care environment. Consistently builds strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, a respectful attitude, and a commitment to providing culturally-sensitive family integrated care. Excited to bring talent to a growing nursing program and help to develop knowledgeable and skilled registered nurses.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Covenant Health, Misericordia Hospital NICU
01.2012 - Current
Charge Nurse: Responsible for overseeing and organizing the care of up to twenty-five neonates
Competent with admissions, staffing, critical decision-making, mentoring, handover report, discharges, and working with all members of the interdisciplinary team in order to provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse population
Resuscitation Team Member: Attend all deliveries which may indicate a need for resuscitation at birth, including all caesarian sections
Comfortable assisting with respiratory support, line insertion, and stabilization of the neonate
Resource/Consult in Labour & Delivery, PostPartum, and Emergency for assessment of babies, and performing the appropriate interventions (i.e. Assessing respiratory distress, management of hypoglycemia, catheterization, phlebotomy, and IV initiation in ER, oxygen delivery)
Preceptor to nursing students completing their final clinical practicum
2017-2018 Unit Lead for the Alberta NICU Family Integrated Care Study
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Degree with Distinction (After Degree)
University of Alberta
Edmonton. AB
12.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Linguistics Degree with Distinction
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
04.2009
Skills
Nursing staff leadership
Teaching new learners
Interdisciplinary teamwork
Time management
Assessment and care of the stable and unstable neonate
Resuscitation
Intravenous initiation and phlebotomy
NG insertion and supportive feeding
NIDCAP care
Assisting with breastfeeding
Certification
Health Care Provider Level C CPR Certification
NRP Certification
Completion of AHS Trauma Informed Care e-learning Modules
Completion of the two-day Australian Breastfeeding Course
Completion of Epic training (ConnectCare)
Child Development Assistant Certification
Level I Technical Canadian Special Olympics-National Coaching Certification
Awards
Jason Lang Scholarship for Academic Achievement (2006-2011)
Award for Innovation (2009)
Student Excellence Award (2009)
UCB Living Beyond Crohn’s & Colitis Scholarship (2008)
Grant MacEwan Returning Student Scholarship (2006)
Dean’s List (2004-2006)
Jimmie Condon Athletic Scholarship (2004-2005)
Rutherford High School Honours Scholarship (2004)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Covenant Health, Misericordia Hospital NICU
01.2012 - Current
Health Care Provider Level C CPR Certification
NRP Certification
Completion of AHS Trauma Informed Care e-learning Modules
Completion of the two-day Australian Breastfeeding Course
Completion of Epic training (ConnectCare)
Child Development Assistant Certification
Level I Technical Canadian Special Olympics-National Coaching Certification
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Degree with Distinction (After Degree)
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Linguistics Degree with Distinction
University of Alberta
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